Oil-stove.



PATENTED JULY 7, 1903.

W. H. WILDER.

OIL STOVE.

-APPLIOATION FILED un a, 1901.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

NO MODEL.

No. 733,307. PATENTED JULY 7, 1903.

W. H. WILDER., OIL STOVE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 8| 1901. A

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

N0 MODEL.

No. vease?.

UNITED STATES l vlatented July "7, 100;

PATENT GEEICE.

OIL-STOVE.

.SPECIFlCATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 733,307, dated July 1903.

Application filed May 8, 1901.

T0 @ZZ whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. WILDER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Gardner, Worcester' county, Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oil-Stoves, of which the following is a specication.

My invention is an improvement in a portable type of oil-stove presenting a form very compact and readily carried about, so as to be adapted not only for household use, but also for use by camping and picnic parties.

In the drawings, Figure l is a side elevation, partly in section, of the complete stove. Fig. 2 is a plan view. Fig. 3 is an end View. Fig. 4 is a detail view.

The base of the stove is shown at A and is preferably of sheet metal of rectangular form. Centrally of this base is a casting B, secured to the base and serving as a support for the burner and oil-reservoir, which are pivotally supported from the part B, as will now be described. As the stove is intended to be a portable one, a handle C, composed of strapiron, has its ends secured to the casting B, the same screw passing through the turnedin ends of the metal of the handle, the ends ot the casting B, and the metal ot' the base, so that the two screws hold the three parts together, the handle being centrally arranged of the stove, as shown. The burner comprises a cup-shaped sheet-metal bowl of annular form (indicated at D) and of a shape illustrated in patents heretofore granted to me. Surmounting the burner is a combustion-chamber also of a construction common in prior patents aforesaid. This combustionchamber is shown at E. The reservoir Fis of the student-lamp type and, with the oilchamber G, which receives the reservoir, is adapted to furnish a maintained oil-level in the chamber G. A supply-pipe a extends between the oil-chamber G and the burner D, so as to allow for the iiow of oil. As this stove is of the wickles's type, I have aimed to provide for the ready feed of oil to the burner and also for the draining of the same, and in order to provide a very simple means of accomplishing this end I have connected the burner-bowl and oil-chamber rigidly together and pivotally support the intermediately-connecting parts, so as to provide for a tilting Serial No. 59,277. (No modeLl action of the parts in relation to each other, and thus whenit is desired to start the stove the burner is lowered by the tilting action, while the oil-chamber is raised, causing the oil to iiow into the burner and to be maintained there at any height, the adjustment permitting this, While When it is desired to drain theA burner the oil-chamber is lowered and the burner is raised, and thus the oil runs out of the burner into the oil-chamber. The parts are very conveniently supported by a casting of the shape shown in Fig. 4, having shouldered prongs b engaging the under portion of the burner-bowl at one side adjacent to the lpoint of connection with the communicating oil-pipe a.. The central casting Bis recessed at its center, and the raised portions c on each side of its recess are perforated to receive a pin d. This pin serves as a pivot for the centrally-bent portions of the tilting casting H, engaging the burner and oilchamber.V The central portions of the casting are looped over the pin, while the communieating oil-pipe a passes beneath the pin, and thus the pin holds the parts together and allows the tilting action. The pin d is readily removable, and this allows the ready separation and disconnection of the parts. Casting H is provided with shoulders e, engaging the lower edge of the oil-bowl on each side of the oil-pipe, and the casting has a further eXtension f, passing beneath the oil-bowl, with a projection formed on the eXtreme end of its upper face, as shown at g, and this serves to receive the loop 7L, formed on a Wire handle i, moving in an inclined slot lo in a bracketplate Z, secured to the base-plate at one end thereof. This plate bears the word Out at the lower end of the inclined slot and the word Light at the upper end, and any intermediate adjustment between these points is readily secured.

It is desirable in a stove of this kind to protect it from drafts, especially if it is to be used outdoors, and I have devised a covering or casing which also has the advantage of concentrating the heat and providing a grate-surface for cooking purposes. This is very cheaply and very simply made, consisting of a sheet-metal casing m, preferably open at the front,where the reservoir is located, so as to permit of its removal for refilling with- 4able type.

out displacing the casing. It is not necessary to rigidly connect the casing to the base, as it fits upon it snugly, and at the open front I form the ends of the walls hollow, as shown at n, and allow the lower ends to engage projections o at the extremity of the plate l. The casing may, however, pass entirely across the front, and thus make a complete inclosure. As this structure is very compact, it brings the oil-reservoir and the burner very close together, and in order toprotect the reservoir from overheating I provide the casing with a central partition made up of two sheets of met-al with a space between to allow for the passage of the handle. These perforated plates are shown atpand constitute an air- -chamber anda deiiector for the heat and prevent the overheating of the parts. The casing is surmounted by a grate r of any suit- The handle C projects above the gratesu1face,where it may be grasped by the hand and the oil-stove readily transported from place to place. The handle, in connec-Y tion with the central partition, steadies the casing and prevents displacement thereof.

The reservoir and burner are connected rigidly with the support H in the sense that these parts have no movement on or independent of the said support. In other words, these parts move as one body and at all times maintain their relation in respect to one another.

l. In an oil-stove, a reservoir, a burner, a connection between them pivoted at substantially a central point whereby when the reservoir moves one way the burnel` will move a corresponding amount in the opposite direction, both of said parts being rigidly connected to the support to tilt therewith as one body and being in communication for the dow of oil, substantially as described.

2. In an oil-stove, a reservoir, a burner, an oil-conduit pipe between them, a supporting connection between them pivoted substantially centrally, the said reservoir and burner being rigidly connected to both the support and the conduit-pipe and all tilting as one body, substantially as described.

3. In an oil-stove, a reservoir and a burner arranged side by side and tilting on a central pivot, one moving upwardly while the other moves downwardly and a vertically-arranged perforated wall interposed between the burner and the reservoir, the reservoir and burnerbeingin communication,substantially as described.

4. An oil-stove comprising an oil-chamber and a burner rigidly connected together and having tilting movement on a central pivot whereby when one moves upwardly the other moves downwardly with means in connection with the oil-chamber for controlling the tilting action and adapted to retain the parts in any position intermediate of their two eX- reason) treme-s, the reservoir and burner being in communication. Y

5. In an oil-stove,a tilting su pport centrally pivoted, an oil-chamber on one end and a burner on the other end of said support, said chamber and burner being on opposite sides of the pivot-point and having tilting movement with the support, a pipe connecting the oil-chamber and burner for supplying and draining the burner, and means for removably locking the oil-chamber and burner to the tilting support,substantially as described.

6. In an oil-stove,a tilting support centrally pivoted, anv oil-chamber and burner supported rigidly upon opposite ends thereof and tilting therewith, a pipe connecting the chamber and burner and a detachable locking connection centrally located between the parts, substantially as described.

7. In an oil-stove, an oil-chamber and a burner rigidly connected together, a suitable support, a pin bridging an opening in said support, and an intermediate part in connection with the oil-chamber and burner pivotally supported by said pin, with a pipe connection between the oil-chamber and burner, passing beneath the pin, the pin serving to hold the parts together, substantially as described.

8. An oil-stove comprising a base-plate, a grate, an oil-reservoir and a burner located between said parts, a casing connected with the grate and removable in relation to the base-plate, reservoir and burner, and a handle secured to the base-plate and extending up through an opening with which the grateis provided whereby said grate and casing may be removed, substantially as described.

9. An oil-stove comprising a base-plate, a handle extending upwardly therefrom, a reservoir and a burner supported from the base plate and a removable wall o1' cabinet inclosing the reservoir and burner, the end of the handle projecting above the upper surface of the cabinet and partitions extending on .opposite sides of the handle across the casing, substantially as described.

l0. In combination, a reservoir, a burner, a supply-piperbetween them rigidly connected thereto, a support and locking means to hold the support in connection with the reservoir, burner and supply-pipe, substantially as described.

ll. In combination, a reservoir, a burner,v

a supply-pipe between them rigidly connected thereto, a pivotal support and means at the pivot-point for locking the parts together, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

IVILLIAM H. IVILDE R.

Witnesses:

H. H. MEALs, XV. Wr TANDY. 

